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Moneda de cobre · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942

Ricardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
Music by Carlos Viván, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–2006.

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ricardo Tanturi recordings indexed 1937–1965 · gold: With Castillo, 1939–1943

Moneda de cobre · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 was sung by Alberto Castillo.† Moneda de cobre · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 is a tango.† Moneda de cobre · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 lasts 02:50.† Moneda de cobre · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942: A third 1942 Tanturi/Castillo track whose opening lines reference Afro-Argentine history.†

The work

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Music
Carlos Viván
Lyrics
Horacio Sanguinetti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1942 to 2006.

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1940’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Moneda de cobre · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Ricardo TanturiEarliest we holdMost dancedMoneda de cobreRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
    8 dances
    1942
  2. Lucio DemareMoneda de cobreLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
    7 dances
    1943
  3. Héctor VarelaMoneda de cobreHéctor VarelaArgentino Ledesmatango
    1 dance
    1953
  4. Orquesta Típica Fervor de Buenos AiresMoneda de cobreOrquesta Típica Fervor de Buenos AiresDiego Dimartinotango
    Not danced on film yet
    2006
  5. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueRoberto Florio · Apr 211969
  6. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1976

The versions dancers use

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2011–2024

20112024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2015: 1, 2024: 1

Luis Rodriguez & Elena Velasco2:53

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJuan Martín Carrara & Stefanía Colina2011
  2. The 2020sLucas Molina Gazcon & Judit Somos2024

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues23

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tango.info · 00886979033429-6-15

tango.info · 02480002003731-1-1

tango.info · 02480002028123-1-2

tango.info · 02480002032144-1-2

tango.info · 02480002101222-2-59

tango.info · 02480002102366-1-15

tango.info · 02480002121626-1-20

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tango.info · 07798108080255-2-4

tango.info · 08427328020640-1-9

tango.info · 08427328130486-1-17

tango.info · 08427328149037-2-5

tango.info · 02480002041931-1-1

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Castillo

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:50

Notes1

A third 1942 Tanturi/Castillo track whose opening lines reference Afro-Argentine history.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Moneda de cobreRicardo TanturiAlberto Castillo

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